3 Mile Run: Columbia, SC

Early morning run in the cold. I got caught on Adam Curry's Daily Source Code.

Data

Distance: 3.12
Time: 29:57
Heart Rate: Not measured
Pace: 9:35
Weather: 41 degrees and clear skies

9 Mile Run: Brownell - Shades Creek Greenway

The last time I ran this route I sprained my ankle (again!) and that ended my running for several months. Today, I had no problem. But, of course, I was in my ankle brace. Felt good. I listened to the end of a Daily Source Code by Adam Curry and a Phedippidations episode. Then, I finished the run listening to the Bare Naked Ladies, Maroon. Good music! Although I had no ankle trouble, I did encounter a little muscle fatigue in my right calf in the last mile. It is strange how as you crank up the intensity, speed or distance, you find weaknesses. For a few minutes, I suffered what felt like a right leg that was going to just let me fall by not providing the umph to kick-off the next step. I survived. I had some "trots" trouble too. Most runners probably know what I mean (think Imodium AD). Fortunately, there is a shell station very near the 1 mile mark! After this minor pit stop, all was well. Data: Distance: 9 Miles Time: 1:26:09 Heart Rate: 160 Pace: 9:34 Weather: Cloudy and humid, it had rained overnight and the windshield in the car required regular wiping on the way to Brownell, 58 degrees

3 Mile Run: Neighborhood

No CD's on this run, I got caught on Adam Curry's Daily Source Code (show 320). He is working with his lawyers to sue some gossip rag in the Netherlands for posting pictures from his flickr site (covered by Creative Commons license, thus no commercial use). His motivation is more about their invasion and endangerment of his daughter by describing precisely when and how she travels from school. Adam, stick it to 'em as that was wreckless and stupid on their part.

Data

Distance: 3
Time: 29:49 (yeppee broke 30)
Heart Rate: 156
Pace: 9:56
Weather: Partly cloudy, 56 degrees.

5 Mile Run: Neighborhood

I started at 5:15 am as I have a 7:00 am meeting. It was cold, but what a beautiful morning. The sky was extremely clear with a crescent moon in the sky with its entire circumference visible. Lots of stars. About midway in the run, I could see the sun's light beginning to brighten the ground although the sky was still quite dark. Great way to start the day. I jammed to the Black Eyed Peas, Monkey Business. What a great CD and what wonderful musicians. I have 3 of their CDs and love every one of 'em. Data: Distance: 5 Miles Time: 51:34 Heart Rate: 157 Pace: 10:18 Weather: Clear skies, 32 degrees

3 Mile Run: Neighborhood

Felt like a good run, but I am still slow. I listened to the latest Phedippidations. This show was especially interesting and Steve got me with visual imagery bit. Someone had written him indicating that they were stuck running on a treadmill due to weather. So, he describes a great running environ in the country, only to ..., whoosh! Good trick. Well, you need to listen for yourself, I shouldn't give it away

Data

Distance: 3
Time: 30:53
Heart Rate: 153
Pace: 10:18
Weather: Clear skies and 47.

7 Mile Run: Brownell - Shades Creek Greenway

My original plan was to run 6 miles, but that would have meant wearing the Timex/Garwin Time and Distance GPS. Of course, it didn't dawn on me that I could have done my 6 mile loop through Mountain Brook. So, I went to the end of Shades Creek Greenway for a total of 7 miles. The run felt great. The TNT folks that normally start Brownell at 6:30 am went the opposite direction today. So, I didn't pass or get passed by many runners. I listened the last Daily Source Code and closed the run with Peter Case. This is an old CD, but, man, I dig this tunes. Interesting that Amazon has no image for the CD. I could scan, but I surely its copyrighted. I got the CD after hearing one of the tunes on the radio while I was in graduate school at Virginia Tech. I thought it was a Joe Ely tune I hadn't heard. I called to find out what it was and discovered that it was Peter Case. I bought the CD and have loved it ever since. It is a bit off the beaten track for my usual listening, but Peter's fushion of blues, country, and probably a few other styles coupled with the superior song writing is just awesome. Not to mention the catchy pseudo-intellectual CD title: The Man with the Blue Post Modern Fragmented Neo-Traditionalist Guitar. Data: Distance: 7 Miles Time: 1:08:42 Heart Rate: 154 Pace: 9:48 Weather: Heavy cloud coverage with a fairly constant mist, 62 degrees

3 Mile Run: Neighborhood

Had to try to squeeze a quick run and leave time to do some cooking for guests arriving at 7:00 pm. Whew, I did it. I finished cooking up some gumbo and some Okra Caponata Toasts. All came out good. The guests showed and we ate in fine New Orleans style. Oh, back to run. It went fine. I jammed to P.O.D. which is some great running music. Data: Distance: 3 Miles Time: 30:20 Heart Rate: 157 Pace: 10:7 Weather: Clear skies, 58 degrees

Podcast Update

IT Conversations has gone Commercial. I approve and I am happy to pay! Sure hope the price stays reasonable. I wonder if the free part is going away? I used the queue and such, so I paid up.

• I listened to another great presentation by Anne Thomas Manes. This time the subject was Security in a SOA World. She does a great job of explaining how WS-Security and several of the other WS* specifications work. Further, she reviews the current status and maturity of the security related WS* specifications. She also discusses some of the reasons why for many applications WS* and SOAP provide a better answer then REST and https. I highly recommend this podcast.
• I listed to Dr. Moira Gunn talk to Mary Roach. The conversation including discussions about scientific searches for the soul. Mary also talked about her experience with mediums including what it was like to go to medium school and her conversation with the medium that inspired the TV show of the same name. Interesting podcast.
  

4 Mile Run: Neighborhood

I ended up with an early morning run as I didn't manage to get my Wednesday run in. It was nice to run in the wee hours and watch the neighborhood wake up. I got caught up on the latest Daily Source Code and finished the run jamming to Audioslave which just jams. Data: Distance: 4 Miles Time: 41:12 Heart Rate: 156 Pace: 10:18 Weather: Partly cloudy, 43 degrees

30 Minutes Run: At the Gym

I wimped out and opted not to brave the weather. Ok, those in the really cold parts of the country can laugh at me. So, I went off to gym where 17 laps = 1 mile and ran for 30 minutes. No songs on this run except those in Adam Curry's Daily Source Code shows 316 and 217. The run was uneventful, dry, and warm.

Data

Distance: 3
Time: 29:43
Heart Rate: 155
Pace: Not measured
Weather: Outside it was 48 degrees and raining.

5 Mile Run: Brownell - Shades Creek Greenway

I woke up at a horrible 3:00 am after falling asleep with when my son got sleepy in my arms on the sofa last night at 7:30. I started the run listening to the latest Phedippidations and finished listening to Sheryl Crow. It is a great CD, but a little slow for running. I enjoyed listening anyway. It would be better for a longer run. Data: Distance: 5 Miles Time: 47:58 Heart Rate: Not measured Pace: 9:34 Weather: Clear skies, 28 degrees (coldest run this year)

3 Mile Run: Neighborhood

What yucky weather. This was one of those days that knowing that you are running in such bad conditions supports the idea that you are a real runner. But, trully once the body heat kicked in, it wasn't bad. Todays, mp3 selection was The Killers' Hot Fuss CD. Good CD that drives the feet to run. Data: Distance: 3 Miles Time: 30:48 Heart Rate: 155 Pace: 10:16 Weather: Dense clouds and light mist, 52 degrees

3 Mile Run: Neighborhood

This was a comfortable, cool run during which I listened to Puddle of Mudd's "Come Clean" for which I didn't get any hits on Amazon, so no picture or opportunity to provide a link. I am sure some may think I am just trying to be greedy (I have no sales). I just think seeing the album art and having the opp to buy adds a nice look. I don't expect to make anything. I checked after posting this entry and was able to get a hit for the CD, so I updated this entry accordingly. Data: Distance: 3 Miles Time: 30:13 Heart Rate: 158 Pace: 10:4 Weather: Partly cloudy, 52 degrees

3 Mile Run: Neighborhood

I sure hope the pace begins to pick up, but the hills are brutal. No CD's on this run, I got caught on Adam Curry's Daily Source Code.

Data

Distance: 3
Time: 31:47
Heart Rate: 152
Pace: 10:36
Weather: I can't remember as it took me too long to get to log... (I ran on Jan 10th, logged on 12th)

Podcast Update

Tony Gaughan, Computer Associates, talked about his experience with open sourcing Ingres, a enterprise database engine. If you have investigated the open source from the perspective of a commercial vendor, he probably didn't introduce anything new. However, if you aren't, he provides a quick, accurate, and well articulated picture of the main issues facing commercial enterprises as they look at open source: licensing, total cost of ownership, cultural changes (he use this label, but it is evident that CA embraced cultural changes as they open sourced Ingres). He also addressed whether the open sourcing of Ingres purely a way for Computer Associates to dump it given its age and such. He didn't agree that this was the case. In contrast, he built the case that it is a great candidate for use in the enterprise given it stability, performance, and feature set. He indicated that the change to open source provided opportunity for new innovations. He provides a very good coverage of the general licensing concerns that one faces with open source. I agree with him that we all need to find a way to simply the range and applicability of open source licenses. Interesting that he indicated that the GPL was quickly dismissed largely due to its viral clauses. That matches my experience as well. For many open source projects, warmer acceptance and growth is going to be directly correlated with the commercial friendliness of the governing license.

4 Mile Run: Brownell - Shades Creek Greenway

Today was my first time to meet up with all the runners at the Brownell building at 6:30 am. Feels good to be back and to have put in 4 days of running this week. I also put in my 2 muscle works classes at the gym. Yeppee! Today's mp3 selection was a Steve Runner's podcast. Listening to him talking about jumping in the ocean in Boston on January 1, some how helped me feel warm.

Data

Distance: 4
Time: 37:49
Heart Rate: Not measured (wore the Garwin/Timex Time and Distance)
Pace: 9:26
Weather: Clear skies, 42 degrees, and a strong breeze that added to the feeling of cold

3 Mile Run: Neighborhood

Third run of the week and feeling good. I started the run by listening to the 4 songs I have downloaded by the Stepford Wives. My favorite is still "My back is Achin", but "They're Coming to Take Me Away" is quite cool as well. I will most likely buy the CD they are advertising on the web page linked above. After the Stepford Wives' songs finished, Staind's Dysfunction took over. This is some cranking tunes that really encourage the feet to pick it up. Data: Distance: 3 Miles Time: 30:00 Heart Rate: 167 Pace: 10:00 Weather: Clear skies, 48 degrees

3 Mile Run: Neighborhood

Great afternoon run. I jammed to Better Than Ezra's Deluxe CD. Another one I have had for awhile and still love. They came to Birmingham's Crawfish Festival a few years ago and it was a great show. Good run and I can feel my strength coming back. I am still wearing a brace for the ankle, but not because it looks injured. I am doing it as a prevention per the podiatrist's recommendation. Data: Distance: 3 Miles Time: 31:05 Heart Rate: 162 Pace: 10:22 Weather: Partly cloudy, 62 degrees

Podcast Update

• Thomas Barnett talked with Phil Windley about the information Thomas wrote about in his book, Blueprint for Action: A Future Worth Creating. I found Thomas' coverage of world events and his optimism about it very interesting and on target. He referenced one my favorite authors and op-ed writers, Thomas Friedman. I also agree with his 2 recommendations: a strong offense to take out the bad guys and a transparent governance that spreads the peace through economic development. An excellent podcast I would strongly recommend.
• Richard Monson-Haefel, Burton Group, talked about the Rebel Platforms. Rebel platforms are open source and not compliant with standards. Frequently, these rebel platforms are targeted at introducing simplicity into arenas served by complex, standards compliant deployments. Richard's coverage of the available platforms and identification of their trade-offs was excellent. He noted that open source = some assembly required. He also noted that the biggest threat is not to Microsoft, but to J2EE based platforms like IBM and BEA. I strongly recommend this podcast to those interested in tracking trends in enterprise class software.
  

3 Mile Run: Neighborhood

Back in the neighborhood and into the hills. But, what a beautiful day to run. I listened to Tonic's Lemon Parade, a great CD.

Data

Distance: 3
Time: 31:37
Heart Rate: 170
Pace: 10:32
Weather: Clear skies and 77 degrees (in January!)

Podcast Update

• Drew Endy talked about Open Source Biology. He described how some of the patents and such that one sees being filed today hint at the need to consider a system that is more open and encourages sharing to help foster innovation. One of his analogies compares the current practice of filing for patents on particular peptide sequences with putting patents on semi-colons, commas, and such. Then, of course, the process of getting permissions to use certain grammatical constructs becomes so difficult that fewer books are written. This was a good listen.
• James Surowieki talked about Independent Individuals and Wise Crowds. During this interesting podcast, James talked about how our human culture can lead us to participate in herd behaviors and other such behaviors. James offers some good advice that is well worth listening to if you find yourself participating in group decision making processes.
• John Hanke talked about Google Earth. This interesting podcast describes several methods that can be and are used to interact with Google Earth. John includes coverage of how a particpatory model helps to make Google Earth possible. Very interesting.
• Michael Disabato talked about the Evolving Technology Organization. Most particularly, Michael correctly notes that it is service delivery not technology that we in IT need to place our focus. From there he talked about how an IT Infrastructure Library approach can help in this regard. In this case, meta information about current and planned IT deployments are recorded and harvested by many separate interests to ensure that any new deployment in environment essentially is deployed without notice.
• Ray Kurzwell talked about what happens When Humans Transcend Biology part 1 and part 2. Ray does a great job building the case that we should expect the rate of change to continue accelerate like it has in the past. Despite this expectation, he points out that many experts continue to make their prediction based on linear models. Thus, they underestimate the rate of technological innovation. This is a very exciting and informative podcast. I can't wait to get my nanobots that deliver oxygen to my muscles 1000 more efficiently then my red blood cells.
• Mitchell Baker talked about her experience as she participated with others as they took Mozilla to open source. She does a great job building the case that it isn't just technology and organization is important. A good presentation.
• Peter Barrett and Scott Rafer talked about how technology continues to enable connections between people. They build the case this network effect will continue to lead to more and more innovations that enable people to participate and share their lives with friends and family. A good presentation.